Formatted Text attributes
alignment (Integer)
The alignment attribute specifies that the text, icon, or bitmap can be aligned either left, right, or centered. On some platforms, the alignment for push buttons, toggle buttons, and cascade buttons cannot be set and is ignored. The possible values are as follows:
XmLEFT
Left alignment
XmRIGHT
Right alignment
XmCENTER
Center alignment
autoTraverse (Boolean)
The autoTraverse attribute specifies whether the focus should be automatically given to the next tab group when the field is full. The field is full when a user fills all replacement characters in the format string. The default value is false.
backgroundColor (String)
The backgroundColor attribute is the name of the RGB color for the background of the part.
borderWidth (Integer)
The borderWidth attribute is the width of the border, specified in pixels, that surrounds the part on all four sides. A width of zero means that a border does not show.
On some platforms, the border width is limited to 1 pixel and any nonzero value is set to 1.
columns (Integer)
The columns attribute specifies the width of the part measured in average character spaces when either the left or right edge is not attached.
The width of the control determines the initial setting of the columns attribute unless another initialized value is connected to the attribute. You can modify the width of the control at run time by connecting a value to the columns attribute of the part.
dragDropSpec (AbtDragDropSpec)
editable (Boolean)
The editable attribute specifies whether the text in the part can be edited.
Note:
For the Container Details parts, this attribute along with the columns attribute determine whether the column cells are editable. However, the various edit events (such as editCellAt: or editSelectedCell) will edit the column, regardless of the values of these attributes.
enabled (Boolean)
The enabled attribute specifies whether or not the part is available for selection. If true, the part's contents are available for selection.
fontName (String)
The fontName attribute is the name of the font to use for the text displayed in the part.
foregroundColor (String)
The foregroundColor attribute is the name of the RGB color for the foreground of the part.
format (String)
The format attribute specifies the mask you want to use to format the data entered in the entry field.
framingSpec (AbtViewAttachmentConstraint)
The framingSpec attribute represents the values specified for the edge specifications of the part. The edge specifications determine the width, height, and position of the part.
helpFile (String)
The helpFile attribute is the name of the help file associated with the part.
helpKeysId (String)
The helpKeysId attribute is the ID of the keys help associated with the part. The ID can be a string or an integer value.
The ID must exist in the help file associated with the part.
helpTitle (String)
The helpTitle attribute is the title of the help window associated with the part.
helpTopicId (String)
The helpTopicId attribute is the ID of the help topic associated with the part. The ID can be a string or an integer value.
The ID must exist in the help file associated with the part.
mappedWhenManaged (Boolean)
The mappedWhenManaged attribute specifies whether the part should be shown. If the part is currently shown, setting this attribute to false will hide the part. If the part is currently hidden, setting this attribute to true will show the part, if the parent part is shown.
maxLength (Integer)
The maxLength attribute specifies how long a string of data can be in the field.
notifyChangeOnEachKeystroke (Boolean)
The notifyChangeOnEachKeystroke attribute specifies whether each keystroke sends a notification that the part has changed.
For example, if you connect the notifyChangeOnEachKeystroke attribute of a Text part to an action you want to occur, such as a validation routing, then the validation would occur after each keystroke within the entry field.
object
The object attribute is the data that the part represents. If the part represents non-string data, use this attribute; otherwise use the labelString or string attribute.
For example, you can use the object attribute with a converter to display the label of a button.
selectAllOnFocus (Boolean)
The selectAllOnFocus attribute specifies whether the contents of the display field are automatically selected when the field gets focus. The default value is false.
self (<className>)
string (String)
The string attribute is the string representation of the data for the part.
tabGroup (Boolean)
The tabGroup attribute specifies whether or not the part is included as a tab stop so users can use the Tab and Backtab keys to access the part.
traversalOn (Boolean)
The traversalOn attribute specifies whether users can access the part using the cursor movement keys. If the part is specified as a tab stop by using the tabGroup attribute, users also can use the Tab and Backtab keys to access the part.